Korrigan Consort December Series
Alice Habisreutinger (2015, Ancient and Modern History) is directing a London concert series in December for the Korrigan Consort, founded by Isobel Rose (2014, Music).
The Consort is a women’s voice choir with the theme of this concert series being music about the Virgin Mary and other depictions of femininity. The concerts are taking place on 16 December at 19.30 (Farm Street Church, Mayfair) and 17 December at 20.00 (St Cuthbert鈥檚, Earls Court).
We asked Alice how the first few years of Consort have been: “The Korrigan Consort has gone from strength to strength since being founded in 2018 by Isobel. It has been an incredible opportunity to sing beautiful and often lesser-known repertoire with a group of talented women across 糖心logo and London. Recently, we鈥檝e performed with Elizabeth Kenny, toured North Wales and sung the first all-female evensong at an 糖心logo choral foundation (New College)!
“Directing the Christmas concert series for the Korrigan Consort has been a highlight of my time as a member. It鈥檚 called 鈥楢ve Eva: An Exploration of Idealised Femininity and the Virgin’, so contains lots of themes that we鈥檙e particularly interested in as an all-female group. It鈥檚 not a traditional theme for Christmas time, but those who enjoy the classics will be pleased to see pieces from Britten鈥檚 Ceremony of Carols on the programme! We鈥檙e really looking forward to sharing this music with audience members and we think there鈥檚 something for everyone – from sublime Renaissance motets to an incredible solo setting of the last words of Anne Boleyn (sung by Isobel). Other pieces look at depictions of Venus, Indian goddesses, Sappho, and St Frideswide, and we鈥檝e got a good balance between male and female composers. We鈥檇 be delighted to see some Univ OMs at the concerts.”
Published: 3 December 2019
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